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[Federal Register: March 11, 1994]
VOL. 59, NO. 48
Friday, March 11, 1994
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Crown Jewel Mine, Okanogan National Forest, Okanogan County, WA
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Revision of notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact
statement.
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SUMMARY: On March 2, 1992, the USDA, Forest Service and the Washington
State Department of Ecology, as joint lead agencies, issued a notice of
intent (NOI) to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for a
proposal to develop a mine for precious mineral extraction on Buckhorn
Mountain in the Federal Register (57 FR 7362). On April 15, 1993, the
USDA, Forest Service and the Washington State Department of Ecology, as
joint lead agencies, issued a revision to the notice of intent (NOI) to
prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) in the Federal Register
(58 FR 19646). The purpose of this revised notice of intent is to
inform the interested publics, of the following:
1. A revised release date for the draft-and final EIS;
2. Forest Plan consistency wording;
3. The availability of a revised Reclamation Plan;
4. A revised list of where documents related to the Crown Jewel
Mine proposal are available for public review.
The draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is now expected to
be completed and available for public review in October 1994. The final
EIS is expected to be available in April 1995.
The original NOI stated that, ``* * * This project will be in
consistent with the Forest Plan * * *''. This wording was changed in
the April 15, 1993 revision of the notice of intent to read, ``* * *
This project will be consistent with the Forest Plan * * *''. This
statement is being revised to read, ``* * * All action alternatives
will require several amendments to the Forest Plan. These amendments
will create a new management area, MA 27; add a site specific amendment
for Forest-wide Standards and Guidelines that can not be met by the
project; and add a possible amendment to set aside several blocks of
land, 150 total acres estimated, in perpetuity for wetlands mitigation
* * *''.
The initial plan of operations for the crown Jewel Mine was filed
in January, 1992. As additional engineering and planning work was done,
and in response to agency and public comments and suggestions, the
proponent revised the initial plan on several occasions and on March 9,
1993 submitted a single integrated plan of operations. Based on
additional engineering and planning work and in response to additional
agency and public comments and suggestions, the proponent revised
chapter 6 of the Integrated Plan of Operations and published a stand
alone Reclamation Plan in August 1993 which was further modified on
November 29, 1993.
Copies of the Reclamation Plan, Scoping Comment Summary document,
the Integrated Plan of Operations, and other documents related to the
Crown Jewel Mine proposal and EIS are available for public review at
the following locations:
Forest Service District Ranger's office, Tonasket, Washington
Forest Service Supervisor's office, Okanogan, Washington
Washington Department of Ecology office, Olympia, Washington
Washington Department of Ecology office, Yakima, Washington
Bureau of Land Management office, Wenatchee, Washington
Public libraries in Oroville, Tonasket, Omak, and Seattle (Main
Branch), Washington
Chesaw General Store, Chesaw, Washington
Environment Canada office, North Vancouver, B.C., Canada
B.C. Ministry of Environment, Lands & Parks office, Victoria, B.C.,
Canada
Village office, Midway, B.C., Canada
City Hall, Grand Forks, B.C., Canada has been dropped from
previously published lists.
Dated: March 1, 1994.
Sam Gehr,
Forest Supervisor.
[FR Doc. 94-5705 Filed 3-10-94; 8:45 am]
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